If Trump was really serious about building the wall he would have keep the government shut down during one of the previous 2018 shutdowns...when the GOP controlled both houses of Congress. It was lost on the artistic deal maker that putting pressure on the GOP during an election year would have got it done.

But its apparent that Trump and the GOP are only interested in the blame game. By waiting for the Dims to take control of congress they can absolve themselves of their abject failure as leaders by blaming the Dims, sadly the GOP "base" eats it up. The national emergency, in their minds, actually existed last year when the GOP was expected to do what they promised to do....

Maybe one of the few adults left in the administration has figured out how dangerous setting the precedent of declaring an national emergency for political reasons is, and the absolute certainty that the next Dim president will use it to complete the transformation of the Country to a socialist state....

Oh, come on. If it was a dangerous precedent, why aren't we in danger from all the times it was used before for far less significant reasons.

You are just looking for reasons to blame Trump for this. If he had done it when you suggest, you would have griped then also.

But since that time, we have had those huge caravans, formed and funded by Soros and company and that has brought the issue to even more importance.

The Washington Post said the candidate migrants include Glen Muños. He told the Washington Post that “I’m young, and I want to know another place.” His older brother sneaked into the United States after traveling north with the 2018 caravan.

Democrats are expected to welcome the caravan — unless it causes swing voters to support Trump.

I read the article; first concern ... Kushner ... num nuts is advising him not to declare a National Emergency. I don't trust him. Obviously it will be tied up in court for months, delaying the wall. Duh ... So ... right now the wall is being delayed anyways. With the declaration, that's at least a start ... sitting and waiting for the DEMS is futile. Chuckie isn't going to budge and neither is Turmp. It's a stalemate. The only way out of this mess is for Trump to use his authority - the sooner the better.

Trump's hesitation is concerning because IF he carries this on much longer and into the 2020 election, he will lose. Then any chance of a wall is gone.

The blame game?? Possibly. He took airtime to state his case and his trip to the border was filmed. Pick your side really; either your for the border (Trump) or your not (Pelosi).

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Oh, come on. If it was a dangerous precedent, why aren't we in danger from all the times it was used before for far less significant reasons.

You are just looking for reasons to blame Trump for this. If he had done it when you suggest, you would have griped then also.

But since that time, we have had those huge caravans, formed and funded by Soros and company and that has brought the issue to even more importance.

Whatever.. I'm a proud never Trump, he is an idiot and should never have been nominated let alone being elected...I will vote against Trump and for whoever his Dim opponent is is 2020...

The GOP, from the current POS down are incapable of leading, the only thing they will accomplish by declaring a national emergency is to save the Dims the time and expense of going through the judicial process....but make no mistake they will have handed the Dims a gift and BTW the Country....

You GOP guys will play your inaction and blame game into the dust bowl political history...and will take down many good Conservatives with you..thanks asshats.

Whatever.. I'm a proud never Trump, he is an idiot and should never have been nominated let alone being elected...I will vote against Trump and for whoever his Dim opponent is is 2020...

The GOP, from the current POS down are incapable of leading, the only thing they will accomplish by declaring a national emergency is to save the Dims the time and expense of going through the judicial process....but make no mistake they will have handed the Dims a gift and BTW the Country....

You GOP guys will play your inaction and blame game into the dust bowl political history...and will take down many good Conservatives with you..thanks asshats

Are you VERY YOUNG? If you don't vote for president TRUMP, don't vote at all. Don't know why you are so ANTI-AMERICAN. Have the decency, compassion, some HEART and listen to this whole video. DO YOU DARE? Have you hit the link, magapill.com and still come away with your same attitude? FACTS, MANY. WHY DO THEY SCARE YOU? OR are paid by Soros? I don''t understand your hate for a very good, productive, man. WORKING FOR NO PAY!

Can any Democrat tell us what sneaky ulterior motive Trump has forfighting the Democrats to a budgetary standstill?

Is it racism? Trump employed people of all genders, ethnic groups, andorientations, and made such people rich who worked for him.

Is it a payoff to a border wall construction company? They accusedBush and Cheney of going to war to benefit a Reconstruction company!So it's not beyond the Democrats to make such a claim. Nope, none ofthem bothered.

Does Trump want a wall for his own safety? Nope, he lives in estates,resorts, and penthouses. It's not for his safety, but for ours that hefights for a wall.

Frankly none of the charges that people tossed at Trump were real.They said he was only running to gain publicity for some futurereality show (nonsense, NBC cancelled The Apprentice out of spite andloyalty to Hillary Clinton. Macy's and other stores cancelled Trump'sline of merchandize to show Democrats that they weren't racist likeTrump. He received no financial benefit from running.)

They said Trump had no intention of building a wall. They said Trumpwas so lazy and inattentive that he didn't care if one even got built.People like XXXXX lied every day for nearly three years over Trump notwanting to build a wall. Yet here he stands, a man of principle,seeking a wall for no other purpose than our safety, and the future ofour children.

Trump told the truth from the start, he will build that wall, barrier,mesh, or drone defense net. The method doesn't matter, the resultdoes. A psychological warning to hordes of uneducated Latinos wantingto empty out their worthless socialist hells and come here to forcetheir culture down our throats and make our country a ruin like theirsare. A wall is not designed to stop all intruders, it also serves thevery real purpose of inducing your dumb illegal ass to stay put andfix your bleep home before shitting all over ours. (If the cultureof Honduras or Guatemala has failed, why bring it here, intact?)

While people like XXXXX (Montana?) have lied and lied and lied every day aboutthis man, Trump continues to fight for us, keeping his word, andtelling the truth every day in the face of mindless psychotic hatred.The left sees him as the enemy, when he is the corrective to theirtreason, lawlessness, and desire to harm our country and its innocentcitizens. Trump stands tall against treason most foul. And for thisthey hate him. And us.

Never forget who is fighting for us, and who wants our country to fallinto deserved (their view) ruin. The contrast has never been clearerbetween people like XXXXX, Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi, Waters, Schumer, andpeople on America's side like Cruz, Trump and Pence. I've never beenmore proud of our heroes.

Whatever.. I'm a proud never Trump, he is an idiot and should never have been nominated let alone being elected...I will vote against Trump and for whoever his Dim opponent is is 2020...

The GOP, from the current POS down are incapable of leading, the only thing they will accomplish by declaring a national emergency is to save the Dims the time and expense of going through the judicial process....but make no mistake they will have handed the Dims a gift and BTW the Country....

You GOP guys will play your inaction and blame game into the dust bowl political history...and will take down many good Conservatives with you..thanks asshats.

Please, the rats aren’t sitting around waiting for Trump to set precedence. They’ll do whatever suits them, they always have. Irregardless of what he does here or doesn’t do. IMO the border crisis is as good a reason to evoke this power as any.

I was willing to give trump a pass for being rolled during the last cycle as it was his first complete one. But given pelosis rather firm statement on the issue I’m less will to cut trump slack here. It’s crunchtime and if he doesn’t get it done he’s politically finished.

I don't understand your thinking. If president trump uses our constitution and the rule of law, and working WITH congress, why is it ALL ON HIM? He is NOT A DICTATOR. We have three branches of government. Judges have defied him, and stopped a temp ban on terrorist country people coming in the USA till properly vetted. Are the judges jobs over? Are the democrats OVER? IS PELOSI OVER? Why go after ONE MAN? I THINK that is our countries problem.

Where was he rolled over? What cycle? His astounding accomplishments, in 18 months overcome 8 years from prior presidents, so "if he can't get this done", IT IS ALL OVER...FOR HIM??? Again, not a dictator. It boggles my mind.

Some people were so worried that Trump would be a dictator, like OBAMA..WAS. People were scared. Now, that he is NOT like a dictator, follows the constitution..THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH EITHER. Now, people WANT HIM TO ACT LIKE A DICTATOR. I don't understand peoples reasoning. SMH.

Some people were so worried that Trump would be a dictator, like OBAMA..WAS. People were scared. Now, that he is NOT like a dictator, follows the constitution..THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH EITHER. Now, people WANT HIM TO ACT LIKE A DICTATOR. I don't understand peoples reasoning. SMH.

Some folks would complain if they were hung by a new rope.

The President made this his signature promise from day 1 on the escalator. This is his hill to die on. It's not calling him a "dictator" to act on a crisis he, himself, declared years ago. If he fails on this, he's not going to be reelected, that's a simple observation from somebody who wants him to succeed.

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Don't call it the "Federal Government," that's an insult to the Founders. It's a "National Government."

I read the article; first concern ... Kushner ... num nuts is advising him not to declare a National Emergency. I don't trust him. Obviously it will be tied up in court for months, delaying the wall. Duh ... So ... right now the wall is being delayed anyways. With the declaration, that's at least a start ... sitting and waiting for the DEMS is futile. Chuckie isn't going to budge and neither is Turmp. It's a stalemate. The only way out of this mess is for Trump to use his authority - the sooner the better.

Trump's hesitation is concerning because IF he carries this on much longer and into the 2020 election, he will lose. Then any chance of a wall is gone.

The blame game?? Possibly. He took airtime to state his case and his trip to the border was filmed. Pick your side really; either your for the border (Trump) or your not (Pelosi).

Yes, Kushner is the one advising him to wait. The longer he waits the more caravans arive. Border patrol has to release the because there is no room. He needs to start the wall now. Waiting just gives Democrats time to mount legal fight. We are going to have to wait for this to make its way through the courts. He has two years to get it done. Waiting only allows a number of new caravans to penetrate the border. While we wait he needs to re-order troops back to the border.

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....like he’s the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God...But American Jews don’t know him or like him. They don’t even know what they’re doing or saying anymore. It makes no sense! But that’s OK, if he keeps doing what he’s doing, he’s good for.....4:34 AM · Aug 21, 2019

2Thessolonians 2:4

New International VersionHe will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

Some people were so worried that Trump would be a dictator, like OBAMA..WAS. People were scared. Now, that he is NOT like a dictator, follows the constitution..THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH EITHER. Now, people WANT HIM TO ACT LIKE A DICTATOR. I don't understand peoples reasoning. SMH.

What makes a declaration of emergency unconstitutional?

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....like he’s the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God...But American Jews don’t know him or like him. They don’t even know what they’re doing or saying anymore. It makes no sense! But that’s OK, if he keeps doing what he’s doing, he’s good for.....4:34 AM · Aug 21, 2019

2Thessolonians 2:4

New International VersionHe will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

I don't understand your thinking. If president trump uses our constitution and the rule of law, and working WITH congress, why is it ALL ON HIM? He is NOT A DICTATOR. We have three branches of government. Judges have defied him, and stopped a temp ban on terrorist country people coming in the USA till properly vetted. Are the judges jobs over? Are the democrats OVER? IS PELOSI OVER? Why go after ONE MAN? I THINK that is our countries problem.

Where was he rolled over? What cycle? His astounding accomplishments, in 18 months overcome 8 years from prior presidents, so "if he can't get this done", IT IS ALL OVER...FOR HIM??? Again, not a dictator. It boggles my mind.

You and your magapill. The single most important issue people voted for is immigration. Right now the rate of illegal immigrants entering the country either nearly or does cancel job growth for Americans. We are in our fourth record breaking month for illegal apprehensions. Close to 30,000 family members last month. Even with the concertine wire. And those are just the ones caught. They are entering. Border facilities don't have room to house them, so catch and release.

I urge the President to make the declaration now.

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....like he’s the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God...But American Jews don’t know him or like him. They don’t even know what they’re doing or saying anymore. It makes no sense! But that’s OK, if he keeps doing what he’s doing, he’s good for.....4:34 AM · Aug 21, 2019

2Thessolonians 2:4

New International VersionHe will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

To hell with political appearances, does he mean to secure the border or not.

That's the question. He is allowing Kushner to make the decisions.

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....like he’s the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God...But American Jews don’t know him or like him. They don’t even know what they’re doing or saying anymore. It makes no sense! But that’s OK, if he keeps doing what he’s doing, he’s good for.....4:34 AM · Aug 21, 2019

2Thessolonians 2:4

New International VersionHe will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

A caller to one of yesterday's shows had an interesting idea - Trump should arrange for anyone with standing to be waiting in the wings with as comprehensive a lawsuit as possible and a sympathetic court to file in once he declares the emergency and commence construction. There's always a chance the suit might prevail but at least it would prevent the guaranteed outcome in the 9th Circuit Court per the usual.

There may be reasons why this wouldn't work but the idea is intriguing.

Folks forget Kushner is his SIL, and has been neck deep in his business dealings... Likely their thinking isn't too far apart.

And he is a tried and true liberal. The mistake many Trump supporters refuse to acknowledge. I will support Trump only if he does the right thing.

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....like he’s the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God...But American Jews don’t know him or like him. They don’t even know what they’re doing or saying anymore. It makes no sense! But that’s OK, if he keeps doing what he’s doing, he’s good for.....4:34 AM · Aug 21, 2019

2Thessolonians 2:4

New International VersionHe will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

A caller to one of yesterday's shows had an interesting idea - Trump should arrange for anyone with standing to be waiting in the wings with as comprehensive a lawsuit as possible and a sympathetic court to file in once he declares the emergency and commence construction. There's always a chance the suit might prevail but at least it would prevent the guaranteed outcome in the 9th Circuit Court per the usual.

There may be reasons why this wouldn't work but the idea is intriguing.

Absolutely he should have legal defense prepared.

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....like he’s the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God...But American Jews don’t know him or like him. They don’t even know what they’re doing or saying anymore. It makes no sense! But that’s OK, if he keeps doing what he’s doing, he’s good for.....4:34 AM · Aug 21, 2019

2Thessolonians 2:4

New International VersionHe will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

The President made this his signature promise from day 1 on the escalator. This is his hill to die on. It's not calling him a "dictator" to act on a crisis he, himself, declared years ago. If he fails on this, he's not going to be reelected, that's a simple observation from somebody who wants him to succeed.

If this is the hill to die on, he is making a huge mistake by waiting to declare the emergency. OMB is already making preparations for closure through February. It’s obvious Pelosi will not budge on barrier funding and Trump will not budge on the $5.7B for it. Everyone knows there will be initial legal challenges to the declaration. That comes with the territory. If he is not confident it will get through the appellate process and receive approval from SCOTUS, then he must be getting advice from advisors there are problems with the move. In the meantime, some of the services provided by furloughed areas include crop forecasting data and aid for farmers. The only thing more politically disastrous than courts ruling against him would be loss of support in the heartland and the revolt by congressman and senators to have a veto proof majority, re-opening the government.

A caller to one of yesterday's shows had an interesting idea - Trump should arrange for anyone with standing to be waiting in the wings with as comprehensive a lawsuit as possible and a sympathetic court to file in once he declares the emergency and commence construction. There's always a chance the suit might prevail but at least it would prevent the guaranteed outcome in the 9th Circuit Court per the usual.

There may be reasons why this wouldn't work but the idea is intriguing.

I think that caller was on the Rush show. Yeah, intriguing strategy. Refreshing... instead of the ssdd 'reactive' one the GOP always has. Or should I say 'weakly reactive'....?

If this is the hill to die on, he is making a huge mistake by waiting to declare the emergency. OMB is already making preparations for closure through February. It’s obvious Pelosi will not budge on barrier funding and Trump will not budge on the $5.7B for it. Everyone knows there will be initial legal challenges to the declaration. That comes with the territory. If he is not confident it will get through the appellate process and receive approval from SCOTUS, then he must be getting advice from advisors there are problems with the move. In the meantime, some of the services provided by furloughed areas include crop forecasting data and aid for farmers. The only thing more politically disastrous than courts ruling against him would be loss of support in the heartland and the revolt by congressman and senators to have a veto proof majority, re-opening the government.

Yeah, I think he's blowing it, too.

He should have just told us all to "read his lips."

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Don't call it the "Federal Government," that's an insult to the Founders. It's a "National Government."

Can any Democrat tell us what sneaky ulterior motive Trump has forfighting the Democrats to a budgetary standstill?

Is it racism? Trump employed people of all genders, ethnic groups, andorientations, and made such people rich who worked for him.

And liberals like Amorosa and Cohen too.

Is it a payoff to a border wall construction company? They accusedBush and Cheney of going to war to benefit a Reconstruction company!So it's not beyond the Democrats to make such a claim. Nope, none ofthem bothered.

Does Trump want a wall for his own safety? Nope, he lives in estates,resorts, and penthouses. It's not for his safety, but for ours that hefights for a wall.

Not entirely true. It depends on if he fights and gives in. Whether he stands firm. But the wall fight is what got him elected. Had he not used immigration as his main fight it is unlikely he would have won. Anyone can go to the campaign video's and see that the rhetoric was the mounting popularity for electing him. So it was for him because it caused him to win. If he doesn't deliver it is over. He will not win another election. I realize that it has been an uphill battle, but backing down now would be disaster for the country.

Frankly none of the charges that people tossed at Trump were real.They said he was only running to gain publicity for some futurereality show (nonsense, NBC cancelled The Apprentice out of spite andloyalty to Hillary Clinton. Macy's and other stores cancelled Trump'sline of merchandize to show Democrats that they weren't racist likeTrump. He received no financial benefit from running.)

Oh, but he has gained from the presidency in his global business. It would be hard to argue that he will not gain from the Presidency after he is out of office. Him, the Kushner's and his entire family.

They said Trump had no intention of building a wall. They said Trumpwas so lazy and inattentive that he didn't care if one even got built.People like XXXXX lied every day for nearly three years over Trump notwanting to build a wall. Yet here he stands, a man of principle,seeking a wall for no other purpose than our safety, and the future ofour children.

I hope you are right. Honestly I do.

Trump told the truth from the start, he will build that wall, barrier,mesh, or drone defense net. The method doesn't matter, the resultdoes. A psychological warning to hordes of uneducated Latinos wantingto empty out their worthless socialist hells and come here to forcetheir culture down our throats and make our country a ruin like theirsare. A wall is not designed to stop all intruders, it also serves thevery real purpose of inducing your dumb illegal ass to stay put andfix your bleep home before shitting all over ours. (If the cultureof Honduras or Guatemala has failed, why bring it here, intact?)

This you say is true. All of it. It makes no sense to me that we are saying people fleeing from gangs should be granted asylum. Not when children in Los Angeles are telling their stories that most of their friends are dead. They aren't fleeing. They are bringing their hell here.

While people like XXXXX (Montana?) have lied and lied and lied every day aboutthis man, Trump continues to fight for us, keeping his word, andtelling the truth every day in the face of mindless psychotic hatred.The left sees him as the enemy, when he is the corrective to theirtreason, lawlessness, and desire to harm our country and its innocentcitizens. Trump stands tall against treason most foul. And for thisthey hate him. And us.

I urge President Trump to Declare the State of Emergency now. He should have already made his legal defense to all challenged in court. He should beat them to it. It makes no sense to wait for them to mount their legal defense. To try Trump in the media. The longer he waits. The more fake news to sway opinions. Liberals are saying illegal immigration is down. Not true. It is up 240% in the last 4 months. That is a direct response to campaign rhetoric of what would be done but hasn't been. The left has taken advantage. They have mocked what he said he would do and proven him wrong. If he isn't successful then these caravans will continue and Americans will be the minority in America.

Never forget who is fighting for us, and who wants our country to fallinto deserved (their view) ruin. The contrast has never been clearerbetween people like XXXXX, Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi, Waters, Schumer, andpeople on America's side like Cruz, Trump and Pence. I've never beenmore proud of our heroes.

I would not leave Jared Kushner out of the equation. He is a tried and true liberal who is like a rat in the house.

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....like he’s the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God...But American Jews don’t know him or like him. They don’t even know what they’re doing or saying anymore. It makes no sense! But that’s OK, if he keeps doing what he’s doing, he’s good for.....4:34 AM · Aug 21, 2019

2Thessolonians 2:4

New International VersionHe will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.